Question Can a gtx 1060 run two ultrawide monitors?

masterr_123

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I already have a 25 inch 2560x1080p monitor and I would like to buy another 29 inch 2560x1080p monitor and use it as my main one for gaming because the 25 inch seems to small and I'd like something bigger, but in the same time use the other one for web browsing, yt, netflix etc.
So I would be using my 29 inch for gaming and the 25 inch for web and yt in the same time.
Can my Gtx 1060 6gb run games at a good framerate on high settings/max settings as it does now with my 25 inch 2560x1080p one?
Pc specs: I5 6600, 16gb ram, gtx 1060 gb.
 

Aeacus

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Can GTX 1060 run 2x 1080p ultrawide monitors? Yes

But the thing is, GTX 1060 is already near it's max performance with single 1080p ultrawide monitor. Adding 2nd 1080p ultrawide monitor to it doubles the workload on GPU, especially if you play with both monitors.

Few numbers + gaming with GTX 1060:
1080p monitor has 2 mil pixels = high/ultra settings
1080p ultrawide monitor has 2.7 mil pixels = high/ultra settings
1440p (2K) monitor has 3.6 mil pixels = medium settings
2x 1080p ultrawide monitors have 5.5 mil pixels combined
4K monitor has 8.2 mil pixels = low settings

Even when you play on one monitor, 2nd monitor does add additional workload to your GPU and it may be too much for GPU to achieve 60+ FPS with high/ultra settings on one monitor.

Here, i'd look towards GTX 1080 for your 2x 1080p ultrawide monitor setup, since GTX 1080 can do 4K at medium/high settings and it has more than enough power to run those two monitors.
 
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